Fight hard not to do compulsions, ocd is not your friend, it’s not trying to proctect you nor anyone else, ocd is a coward and deserves no attention no compulsions no rumination, I will not do compulsions today and I will fight hard to enjoy my day without the need to pay attention to the intrusive thoughts, who’s with me?

I’m glad, let’s take on ocd and punch it in it’s ugly face and starve it

That’s what compulsions do they are performed as a way to neutralize anxiety as a result of intrusive thoughts, they feel like they make you safe but they don’t it’s just the trick ocd uses so you can do more compulsions and in a weird way feed the coward ocd

Some days you will lack motivation but on those days try harder and don’t give up ocd wants you to give up but we and everyone that loves and supports you want you to keep going because we are there by your side also walking in uncertainty but with faith. Don’t let anything tell you how to live your life, make the choice to not do compulsions and you will see how your day improves

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you! I appreciate the encouragment. 🙏

Thank you , you’re a badass!

Talking to your mom is a blessing, talk to her as much as you can about how you feel, a compulsion is something your ocd tells you that you HAVE to do or avoid in order to feel safe . Can you go a day without talking to your mom about the obsession if you can then that’s not your compulsion, but if you feel like you HAVE to talk to her and can’t wait otherwise so and so might happen or be true then that’s your compulsion. Please seek help from a professional therapist it will answer all the questions you have and will put you on a good path to feeling like you again . God bless

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. i haven’t told her about the details of the current obsession for like a week but i feel rly guilty about not telling her. i’m scared that one day when i’m ready to tell her it will be too late or something. i know it doesn’t make sense but i feel obligated to tell her so i can’t tell if it’s a compulsion

@😚😚 I think, and don’t quote me on it, we can also identify a compulsion by putting it through this filter, would a person without ocd feel that much anxiety about not doing such thing? If the answer is no then most likely it’s a compulsion, sit down talk to your mom tell her about the obsession and tell her about ocd tell her to help you seek help, you will overcome this, have faith God loves you and is always with you

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. thanks so much i’m planning on discussing it with her later. she helped me get a therapist and is figuring out meds for me as well. :)

@😚😚 Best of luck